This Week In Nosara #10 is yet more super fun surf but this time with heavy winds. This episode includes:
Winds, big surf, Bombero’s saving people on Jetski, excellent surfing, ok surfing, sunsets, beach clean up, traffic, new coffee shop in Pelada, NCA meeting, Biblioteca Kitson patron party, Nosara Podcast Colin Morpho and Tommy Ten Toes, lots of waves from main beach area, sunset at N Guiones, photos from last week with local photographers… Coconut Harry’s, Photography Surf Report, Surfing Nosara, and EQ Surf.
The Kitson Library is dear to my heart & I’m happy to see the Patron party happening and thanks to everyone involved. Local Ticos deserve a chance at jobs and opportunity happening in their community and the Kitson Library for decades now and currently prove to be a fantastic source to help those who deserve it the most… Check them out.
Thanks to Etienne & Kaiya for footage in this episode. Beginning is waves, then we move to news and events then back to waves. Most of surf is at main beach then evening session is from N Guiones.
This Week In Nosara #9 is filled with surfers on fantastic Guiones waves thanks to Ale at eq.surf.tv and a thumping wipeout section thanks to filmer Kaiya, mid length surfer Silvan (that’s him in cover photo) , and artist/bodyboarder/ Mael getting slammed at ‘Not so secret spot’ later joined by Jordy and his team looking for adventure. Loads of events from community to just for fun happening… Get involved & have some fun.
Music is me playing nylon guitar beginning with adjusted version of ‘Smokin’ from long time friend G Love (it’s one of my favorite guitar licks from him & I can’t do it justice… Is just fun to play any version), second part is a fast finger-rolling adventure not super clean but i kind of like it that way I am not trying to be professional on music or edit, 3rd is me messing what intended to play but no big deal. That’s what happens when you use what little spare time you have, to edit community & surf videos and play music yourself with old nylon string guitar into the computer microphone 🙂
Speaking of no spare time… Anyone interested in volunteering to help with Nosara Podcast or as a contributor for Nosara Times let me know.
It’s mid December and it’s time for the 3rd episode of This Week In Nosara. Here’s the notes:
:01 – :15: Weather synopsis & quick look of waves :16 – Xmas parade :25 – Jimena Ruiz Roja’s, Nosara’s Champion 2x!!!!!! Check this humble ripper out… She’s proving to be an inspiration for kids everywhere. :40 – Kurzbard Art Show with Jen jamming music :45 – Caricaco see’s a Bunnywabbit (sorry bad joke, I’m old) :53 – NCA Race/Walk & cool paths 1:03 – Nosara Security Association says security is a real problem in Nosara 1:08 – The Fiesta’s are back! Expert bull rides happening this week 1:15 – The Sacred Playground’s fun day of events and Dreamcatcher’s are collecting toys for kids ages 6 to 14 1:20 – WCA says stay out of rivermouth, Palm Tree Guiones and Baker’s Beach Guiones looking great, get out there and have some fun 1:35 – Gnome Surf Therapy’s Chris Antao back on Nosara Podcast with Happy Camp updates 1:42 – Nosara Skatepark is happening!!! Everyone owes a huge thanks to Thierry Von Der Weid… Check out Nosara.com for more info about this community project unfolding. I need to get involved more on this one I owe Thierry some return phone calls and messages. 1:53 – Epic beach path to Guiones thanks to Villa Zona Azul 2:00 to 2:15 – Surf conditions on small, clean day 2:16 to 2:35 – N Guiones crew of Cesar, Ron, Patrick, Christina, Tina A 2:36 – Longboard hat goofyfoot fellow & way too many more to mention… Beautiful beach people, cute kids and funny beach dogs, etc e 3:20 cool sliding wave 360’s!! 3:30 – Back to Main Beach Guiones entrance… Fran is there to protect your stuff!!! Bring tips for him he helps us a bunch. 3:40 Evening surf session begins 4:30 Bombero’s putting out beach fires and keeping eye on beach as gets crowded 5:17 cool sunset.. Rain is fading away as the dry season comes in
This is what Playa Guiones looks like this week in Nosara. We don’t have strong offshore winds and high season type weather just yet… But it will be here soon. Biggest event of the week was the paddle out in honor of Daniel Brett. It was fantastic, and Nosara is going to miss him.
There’s waves, lots of people, the town is starting to wake up, and we’re looking forward to another high season once again. I am doing weekly recap videos and we hope next week has better waves if possible. There’s a couple in this video that we hope you enjoy it. Music is me playing guitar as a voice over (it’s not great but I wanted to do it this way).
The video content of memorial: Paul DaCosta did a nice synopsis video of it and we have a couple excerpts in this week’s review. Daniel will never be forgotten, he made his mark here.
My favorite surfing part is the intro barrel opportunity, Romeo’s wakata, Winslow getting flipped off his board, Eli’s funny dog, and of course all the beautiful people returning to the beach which brings us so much happiness.
I missed many names and I hope people can help me know who we missed.
There’s many talented surfers in Nosara and Jose is one of them… Except he uses a paddle & he plans to become an international champion. I enjoyed speaking with him and hearing his plans for the future, his thoughts about local surfers, his thoughts about Nosara‘s growth and becoming popular, and much more.
We’re excited to launch this one & hope you enjoy it… Rener & Ryron talk surfing in Nosara, growing up watching their father, grandfather, and uncles literally introduce a superior fighting style to the planet & prove it by creating the UFC and going on to dominate mixed martial arts (MMA), fighting grown adults themselves as teenagers then creating learning styles for kids, women, military & police forces, elderly, creating an online learning platform which ultimately became the premier online system, how the Gracie Breakdowns of UFC fights catapulted popularity, what UFC fights are like behind the scenes and in the crowds, what it is like to go anywhere anytime with complete confidence in personal safety, how surfing is a different & challenging opportunity compared to BJJ, Ryron’s mid life crisis and much, much more…
Show notes:
First 5 Nosara
5-10 family
10 – Online platform
11 women empowered, Gracie bulletproof, survival tactics, Gracie combative
12 watch mma or UFC you realize BJJ is now ‘the one you can’t live without’ or what if you don’t want to do cage fighting? What about kids, women, law enforcement, pricing empowerment…
13 at some point in life someone will confront you. BJJ is insurance, surfing analogy from Ryron & kids to elderly can benefit.
14 my kids watch YouTube then I get into it
15 family created mma and they watched it all happen, the YouTube time, and creating this platform too off with Gracie breakdowns,
15 Gracie breakdown GSP first one, fedor vs fabricio verdum 2nd..
16 Gracie’s are mma translators to average couch fan. They are most recognized from Gracie breakdowns even surfing in nosara
17/18 kids women and men should be trained differently. Assault, police, bullying all different
18 one bad class can stop everything
19 we had great teachers
20 BJJ is the martial art other martial artists retire into
21 Gracie brothers want to work together to prepare for possible outside threats… don’t fight under same roof. Enemy can’t be under same roof
22 don’t dominate your training partner that’s short term
23 team
24 rich asks why many trained fighters are so peaceful and less aggressive
25 dad never spanked he always said ‘champ’ and called them champions
26 let kids feel champs to 13 or so then lose a bit and by 18 take off 100% losing fear
27 physical attributes help qualify a man. Lose the need to show your tough ans life gets better.
Learn how to fight… So you don’t have to!
28 someone being disrespectful can be diffused with calm comfort
29 those most likely to puff up are the least trained people normally
30 almost all men do not know how to handle a headlock. Not us… Everyday man must be stressed. A human which can’t breathe.
31 doesn’t take long time to tread water and protect yourself with BJJ.
32 every class you wonder how you lived without knowing these easy techniques for personal safety?
33 COVID and telecommunications Gracie university.com vs other online options. #1 to next number very important up to black belt. Losing brick and mortar adjusted online curriculum through the roof.
37 it took 10 years of work for GU. Never imagined pandemic would the world to them
38 other schools felt threatened; traditionalists said you can’t learn online.
39 now those people have online training.
40 why Nosara is big part of future. Tropical, surfing, fruits and food, people are relaxed, parking wherever, everything slower but works…
41 California so demanding and intense but Nosara can’t be replicated. Need a getaway for full release of fun and some on the side BJJ. Rener’s New Years resolution
42 Ryron’s plan, his first left & surfing stripe
43 Ryron’s drone video
Rickson, whole Gracie family
Ryron saved surfing for mid life crisis
44 Rener says BJJ predictable at highest level, surfing is a different opponent.
Renee’s surf wave go pro. Oppone
45 Nosara is Gracie University of surfing
46 restaurants. Rener’s favorite food ever
Il basílico and kids making their own pizzas.
47 kids & bugs; Rich explains people in area wondering about the martial arts guys and want to know about fighting
49 UFC events backstage & in crowd; difference between drunk fans and the coaches and fighters
50 Rener & Ryron even coach against each other in UFC but was smooth. Learn how to fight so you never have to…
51 once you meet black belts you will find they are chilled out normally. In BJJ can beat someone without inflicting bodily harm while calming them down.
52 we don’t fight because so good at de escalation. Subduing people without hurting them different than Krav Maga for example. A street fight isn’t a fight if you’re good at BJJ
54 definition of peace… Surfing in the morning
Thanks to Kaiya Burnam for editing, Etienne for production, Ale for surf video footage, and Gracie family for images and UFC, Joe Rogan, Brian Ortega, James Rees, plus everyone else we need to thank for helping make this episode a special one!
It’s been way too long since I’ve been to my favorite surfing getaway destination up in northern Nicaragua.
The protests a couple years back, COVID, the elections, etc. all took a toll on the Nicaraguan populace. Flights into the country are less frequent than years past and tourism is something many Nicaraguans need in order to provide for their families.
My birthday present this year was my family chartering a plane from Nosara to Liberia, then to Managua and from there about a 2.5 to 3 hour drive to my favorite area of the country near the beaches of Chinadega.
Our friends Etienne and Belen are driving up from Nosara and meeting us there.
Most surfers know about the Boom already from the many movies, magazines and constant web clips of incredible surfers doing incredible things right in front of Chancletas (arguably the best located surf hotel in the world)… This is a powerful, barreling type of wave which breaks super close to the beach normally in shallow water.
But my favorite thing up here is the variety of waves a short distance apart. There’s rights, lefts, reef breaks, beach breaks, etc.
Beginners can surf at calmer locations like Aposentillo. This is Belén’s favorite wave.
Beginner, intermediate, and advanced surfers all might enjoy diversity of Playa Nahualapa.
While the advanced & pro surfers can get barreled at the Boom.
There’s several other waves but for now I’m sharing info about already exposed, well known, waves which surfers and surf camps visit on a daily basis.
Back to the story of Day 1: The flights from Nosara to Liberia to Managua went smooth and was beautiful. Seeing Nosara from the air plus the beauty of the coastline and flying in between smoking volcanoes is an adventure I hope my kids will remember for many years. It only took us a couple hours between flights and customs to get to Managua.
Etienne & Belen made it from the border in Costa Rica in 5 hours to their charming hotel, Amaru. Amaru is managed by a lady named Marcia who is full of creative energy and has something special going on. A popular surf camp called Rise Up used to operate from this stunning location which is now a hotel and restaurant open to the public.
The houses in Chancletas are all booked up, as are the houses in Brisas, due to the popularity of the wave at the Boom and an upcoming contest… So my family started the trip at a house at Nahualapa bay. Nahualapa is probably my favorite overall wave here and it was an absolute pleasure to have my family together here.
Many thanks to everyone in this community for a great start and I’ll update more soon. Lots of wipeouts at the boom already and tons of great waves at Nahualapa surfing with my family. Hopefully this info is helpful for some people.
